If you find competing products online, by all means check them out.

I am a classroom teacher who has used each of these resources in the classroom.

'Play to the buzzer': Whenever possible, the last question in the set is answered during the last minute of the video.

No questions have been placed in those moments.

Certain moments in a documentary merit undivided attention.

Question types are mixed: fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, check lists, and short answer are common in some cases, matching or list-making.

Questions are designed to be answered while the video plays-quick, simple responses keep students engaged without requiring deep reflection that would take them out of the presentation.

A heavy font ensures high legibility even in dim lighting.

Running time (from start to beginning of credits) printed at the top.There was a nice article in November, 2017 issue of WIRED magazine titled ' Twenty Years After His Death, Carl Sagan Is Still Right'.įind resources for other seasons of Cosmos here: Purchasing physical media or streaming access is advised. Streaming video links are sometimes ephemeral and may require vigorous searching. Search the web for the title of the episode. This episode may currently be streaming online. Note: the revised version of the series adds an introduction by Ann Druyan to this episode, recorded after Sagan's death, in which she discusses some of the changes that occurred in the years after its broadcast.This episode emphasizes astronomy: from the universe to the round Earth. Finally, the 'Ages of Science' are described, before pulling back to the full span of the Cosmic Calendar. Eratosthenes' successful calculation of the circumference of Earth leads to a description of the ancient Library of Alexandria.

The ship journeys through the universe's hundred billion galaxies, the Local Group, the Andromeda Galaxy, the Milky Way, the Orion Nebula, our Solar System, and finally the planet Earth. THE SHORES OF THE COSMIC OCEAN Ĭarl Sagan opens the program with a description of the cosmos and a 'Ship of the Imagination' (shaped like a dandelion seed). This is a question set to accompany the first episode of Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, a thirteen-part television series that covers a wide range of scientific subjects, including the origin of life and a perspective of our place in the universe.

The shores of the cosmic ocean